Latitudinal gradients in diversity: Real patterns and random models

Ecography

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 341-351

  Koleff, P ^a   Gaston, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; RAPOPORT RULE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AVES; PICIDAE; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 0034934347     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2001.tb00207.x     Document Type: Article

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